John Steppling
View on IMDb ↗John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928, beginning with one of the first feature films ever made, Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.
Known for
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
What a Wife Learned
The Sin Flood
Confidence
Garments of Truth
Madame Peacock
Live Sparks
The Inferior Sex
Lombardi, Ltd.
By Whose Hand?Filmography (93)
- 2007American dreamgłos
- 1932
Broken Lullaby - 1928
Behind the CounterHer Father - 1928Their HourPeggy's Father
- 1927
By Whose Hand?Claridge - 1927
The Gay Old BirdUncle - 1927
California or BustPresident Holtwood - 1927
Wedding BillsDistrict Attorney - 1927
Her Father Said NoJohn Hamilton - 1926
High SteppersJohn Steppling - 1926
Memory LaneMary's Father - 1926
The Better ManPhineas Ward - 1925
Soft ShoesMarkham - 1925
California Straight AheadJeffrey Browne - 1925
Eve's LoverBurton Gregg - 1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnChairman of delegation - 1924
The Fast WorkerMr. Rodney - 1924
The Breathless MomentBanker Day - 1924
The Galloping FishCato Dodd - 1924
Fools in the DarkJulius Schwartz - 1924
The Reckless AgeSpencer Meyrick - 1924A Cafe in CairoTom Hays
- 1923
What a Wife LearnedMaxfield - 1923
Going UpWilliam Douglas - 1923
Let's GoAndrew J. Macklin - 1923
Bell Boy 13 - 1923
The Man Next DoorDavid Wisner - 1922
The Sin FloodSwift - 1922
ConfidenceHenry Tuttle - 1922
Glass HousesThe Lawyer - 1922
Too Much BusinessSimon Stecker - 1921
Garments of TruthDeacon Ballantine - 1921
The Silver CarVicar - 1921
Nobody's Kid - 1921
Black BeautySquire Gordon - 1920
Madame PeacockRudolph Cleeberg - 1920
Live SparksJacob Abbott - 1920
The Inferior SexGeorge Mott / Smith - 1920
The Heart of a ChildJoe Mosenstein - 1920
The Husband HunterKelly - 1920
Sick AbedJohn Weems - 1920
BillionsIsaac Colben - 1920
The County FairOtis Tucker - 1919
Lombardi, Ltd.Max Strohan - 1919
Life's a Funny PropositionTobias - 1919
Luck in PawnAbraham Armsberg - 1919
Fools and Their MoneyChef - 1918
Johanna EnlistsMaj. Wappington - 1918
The Road Through the DarkAntoine Jardee - 1918
Good Night, PaulBatiste Boudeaux - 1918
A Lady's NameBird - 1917
The Butterfly GirlHeinie, the Weinie Man - 1917
A Bathtub Bandit - 1917
The PromiseFallon - 1917
A Man's ManNeddy Jerome - 1916The Comet's Come-Back
- 1916
Miss Jackie of the NavyUndetermined role - 1915Comrades ThreeHobs
- 1915Wife WantedJ.D.P. Moore
- 1915The Wishing StoneAllan's Grandfather
- 1915Saints and SinnersThe Minister
- 1915JustifiedSheriff Lacey
- 1915
PretensesMike Guffy - 1915Detective BlinnJudge Page
- 1915The DeceptionDr. King
- 1915Wait and SeeJames - the Valet
- 1915By Whose Hand?Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
- 1915His ObligationFrank Lehner - Mary's Father
- 1915The Zaca Lake MysteryJohn - the Miner
- 1915The High Cost of FlirtingMr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
- 1915The ResolveSimpson
- 1915The Castle RanchSimpson - the Son's Valet
- 1915AncestryThe Innkeeper
- 1915The Truth of FictionBill Burton
- 1915The DecisionJudge Clarke
- 1915The JiltMr. Thompson
- 1915The Guiding Light
- 1915ReprisalJudge Green
- 1915The Greater StrengthThe Foreman
- 1915
The Broken WindowThe Professor - 1915
His Brother's DebtMr. Myers - 1915ReformationThe Deacon
- 1915The DerelictP.G. Wilke, Esq.
- 1915Mixed WiresPoliceman
- 1915One Summer's SequelReverend David Barton
- 1915The ProblemGrandfather
- 1914JimWilliam Bent - the Publisher
- 1914
Damaged GoodsSenator Locke - 1914
The Alarm of AngeloneJudge Walsh - 1913
Billy McGrath on BroadwayBilly McGrath - 1913
Tess of the D'UrbervillesJohn Durbeyfield - 1913
CapriceSecondary Role (uncredited) - 1913
In the Bishop's CarriageMr. Ramsey